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AT A GLANCE 2012 Action Plan 2007-2017 - Plan d´action 2007-2017

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“Ah! I laugh to see myself …so beautiful in this mirror!”Like Marguerite in Gounod’s opera, the Grande Dame of Montréalsees her reflection in a new mirror installation by Nicolas Baier.Place Ville-Marie, at the age of 50, looks upon itself in the outdoorplaza with Autoportrait, a portrayal of the real-time activities ofthis shining city landmark.The event was highlighted by the dedication of a temperedglasstime capsule containing nickel-chrome plated avatars:a conference table and chairs, a coffee maker, an ashtray, alaptop, a wastepaper basket with crumpled sheets and eventhe eyeglasses of I.M. Pei, the architect who co-designedPlace Ville-Marie with Henry N. Cobb.The work came into being thanks to the cooperationof Gilles Saucier of the architecture firmSaucier+Perrotte and Atelier in Situ.31

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